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Introducing the HP Procurve Series 4100GL Switches
Switch Features
Introducing the HP Procurve
Series 4100GL Switches
easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
• web browser interface—an easy to use built-in graphical interface
that can be accessed from common web browsers.
• console interface—a full featured, easy to use, VT-100 terminal inter-
face for out-of-band switch management, or for telnet access to the
switch. The console includes complete switch management through
a command line interface (CLI) and a slightly reduced feature set
accessible through an intuitive menu interface.
• HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches—an SNMP-based graphical inter-
face that is used to manage your entire network, included with your
new switch.
• Supported by HP OpenView Procurve Network Manager—an HP
OpenView application that accurately displays your switch on
network maps and provides a graphical interface for configuring and
monitoring your switch.
support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops.
support for up to 30 IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs so you can divide the
attached end nodes into logical groupings that fit your business needs.
support for many advanced features to enhance network performance—
for a description, see the Management and Configuration Guide that is
on the documentation CD-ROM that is included with your switch.
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